0 오늘 하루에 숨은 두 글자Two characters hidden in your day
Think back over today — you got up, went to school, ate lunch, came home. Two characters keep showing up in that day: 心 mind, and 力 strength.
- 마음 심 · 힘 력
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Sino-Korean · 한자어
너의 하루는, 마음과 힘으로 되어 있다
Your day is made of mind and power
초등학생의 하루를 心(마음 심)과 力(힘 력) 두 글자로 꿰는 편(오쌤 2026-09-20 기획). 아침 조심·등교 → 교실 시력·청력·관심 → **점심(點心)** → 오후 체력·실력·노력 → 밤 **집중력(마음을 모으는 힘)**·안심·인내심·명심. ★절정: 집중력 사전 풀이가 「마음이나 주의를 집중할 수 있는 힘」 — 心과 力이 한 낱말에서 만난다. ※점심의 「마음에 점을 찍다」 풀이는 사전에 확정돼 있지 않아 「여러 이야기 중 하나」로만 말한다.
Think back over today — you got up, went to school, ate lunch, came home. Two characters keep showing up in that day: 心 mind, and 力 strength.
Mum says '조심해' as you leave. 操心 — 操 is to grip: hold your mind tight. And 登校: 登 to climb, 校 school. Going to school is climbing to school.
視力: the eye's power to see. 聽力: 'the power to hear sound with the ear.' Both end in 力. And 關心 — your mind goes toward what the teacher is saying.
點心 — 點 a dot, 心 the mind. Some tell it as 'putting a dot on the heart', a small meal to settle the stomach. The dictionary does not settle it, so we say: there are stories.
體力: the body's power. 實力: 'the power you actually have.' 努力: 努 to exert, plus 力 again — power on power.
集中力 — the dictionary says: 'the power to gather the mind or attention.' Mind and power in one word. Then home: 安心, 忍耐心, 銘心. Your day is made of mind and power.
너의 하루는, 마음과 힘으로 되어 있어요.